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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2006Miss Chloe............
I haven't had much time to read the group lately, so I'm sending purrs out to all who need them. I *do* have a story to tell, though. (chuckle) We had a friend over this past weekend (I worked, but he's a friend of my hubby's so they got a chance to hang out). I got off of work Saturday night and wasn't quite tired yet. I had to do the "unwind" thing, you know. So, I was sitting up in bed reading, when I hear this shrill cat scream. It sounded like a cat being beaten or something. Then I hear "Christy, Christy!" from our friend who had fallen asleep on the couch. I ran into the living room to see Miss Chloe, arms stretched apart in crucifix position, hanging from the side of the couch! I had to lift up her body to ease up the pain in her shoulders in order to unclaw her from the couch fabric. We've always said that she's not too bright and this act proves it. There's a reason why we call her Miss Sticky Paws. This is not the first time she's gotten stuck, but both paws at the same time? Arms totally stretched apart? It alarmed me at the time, but I had to laugh my *ss off afterwards. She was no worse for wear and immediately ran into the back bedroom. I had to wake my husband up to tell him the story and we shared a great laugh. Maybe you'd have to know this cat to fully understand the humor, but if you knew all the dumb situations she puts herself in, you'd have a good chuckle, too. :~) kili Chloe's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/?184102 > I haven't had much time to read the group lately, so I'm sending purrs out > to all who need them. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Chloe's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/?184102 Oh, this happened one pawed to Pearl once when I first got her. It was scary as hell because her yelling set Grant off and he got afraid and was trying to attack her! She gets that way and I just make sure her nails are trimmed. Just taking the very tip off helps immensely. Poor Chloe!!!! >Oh, this happened one pawed to Pearl once when I first got her. It was >scary as hell because her yelling set Grant off and he got afraid and >was trying to attack her! She gets that way and I just make sure her >nails are trimmed. Just taking the very tip off helps immensely. Poor >Chloe!!!! I was thinking of Pearl too when I read about Chloe. Trimming lasts fairly long too. Cat claws don't seem to me to grow very fast. Even clipping once every three weeks or so keeps things relatively neat. > >Oh, this happened one pawed to Pearl once when I first got her. It was > >scary as hell because her yelling set Grant off and he got afraid and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > fairly long too. Cat claws don't seem to me to grow very fast. Even > clipping once every three weeks or so keeps things relatively neat. Okay, this proves it. Another TED trip is in order for the girl. kili > > I haven't had much time to read the group lately, so I'm sending purrs out > > to all who need them. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > nails are trimmed. Just taking the very tip off helps immensely. Poor > Chloe!!!! It's not funny, but it's funny, do you know what I mean? It's almost a daily occurence that she gets herself stuck. I have to take her to the vet to get her claws trimmed (at $35 a visit) because if she's held, she bites. She's so fussy! kili >It's not funny, but it's funny, do you know what I mean? It's almost a >daily occurence that she gets herself stuck. I have to take her to the vet >to get her claws trimmed (at $35 a visit) because if she's held, she bites. >She's so fussy! Ooh, that sounds sort of expensive. I wonder if there are pet groomers who would do this? It seems cost inefficient to have someone who went through years of school and has tons of medical knowledge clipping nails. > >It's not funny, but it's funny, do you know what I mean? It's almost a > >daily occurence that she gets herself stuck. I have to take her to the vet [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > who went through years of school and has tons of medical knowledge > clipping nails. I never thought of a pet groomer, believe it or not. Huh. I wonder how much one would charge for that? I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the suggestion. kili >>It's not funny, but it's funny, do you know what I mean? It's almost a >>daily occurence that she gets herself stuck. I have to take her to the vet [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > who went through years of school and has tons of medical knowledge > clipping nails. I think the techs at my vet do the clipping - I only pay $14 (which I thought was bad enough). > >>It's not funny, but it's funny, do you know what I mean? It's almost a > >>daily occurence that she gets herself stuck. I have to take her to the vet [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I think the techs at my vet do the clipping - I only pay $14 > (which I thought was bad enough). Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the vet techs that do it at mine as well, but I still have to pay for the office visit. kili > Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the vet techs that do it at mine as well, > but I still have to pay for the office visit. I've gotten the feeling that most people get the claw clip while they're bringing the cat in anyway, for something else. Doesn't seem worth a trip all by itself. Joyce >> Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the vet techs that do it at mine as well, >> but I still have to pay for the office visit. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Joyce I always wait until the kitty in question is napping blissfully, then get one paw. This therefore wakes up kitty, and they get upset, so I let him/her get back to sleep and then do another (sometimes doing a different kitty while waiting for the first to get to nappytime). Repeat until all four paws are done. >>> Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the vet techs that do it at mine as well, >>> but I still have to pay for the office visit. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > kitty while waiting for the first to get to nappytime). Repeat until all > four paws are done. ...and how many days does that take? MLB >>>> Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the vet techs that do it at mine as >>>> well, but I still have to pay for the office visit. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > ...and how many days does that take? MLB lost count! >I ran into the living room to see Miss Chloe, arms stretched apart in >crucifix position, hanging from the side of the couch! I had to lift up her >body to ease up the pain in her shoulders in order to unclaw her from the >couch fabric. Was she stuck facing *away* from the couch? (When I think of crucifixes, I picture the crucifee facing outwards.) Probably not - at least I hope not. Maybe Miss Chloe would accept getting clippy-claws? Betty used to hate having her paws handled, but has gotten very much used to getting manicures. > >I ran into the living room to see Miss Chloe, arms stretched apart in > >crucifix position, hanging from the side of the couch! I had to lift up her [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > hate having her paws handled, but has gotten very much used to getting > manicures. No she was face forward, but I couldn't think of any other descriptive way to relate the story. Her arms weren't even in a "Y" shape - they were in a "T". Like I said, I was alarmed at first, but when I realized that she was fine, I just had to laugh. She has never, ever learned how to use her claws properly. She doesn't detract them, she digs in deeper. kili |
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